Biology:Myrmecia subfasciata

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Myrmecia subsfaciata
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M. subfasciata
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Myrmecia subfasciata
Viehmeyer, 1924[1]

Myrmecia subfasciata is an ant which belongs to the genus Myrmecia. This species is native to Australia . Their distribution in Australia is not exactly known but a specimen was collected in Liverpool. It was described by Viehmeyer in 1924.[2][3]

The average worker length is 21 millimetres long. The Myrmecia subfasciata has a very similar appearance to the Myrmecia gulosa and the Myrmecia pyriformis.[4]

References

  1. "Myrmecia subfasciata (Viehmeyer, 1924)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=578264. Retrieved 12 March 2014. 
  2. "Myrmecia subfasciata Viehmeyer, 1924". Atlas of Living Australia. Govt of Australia. http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Myrmecia+subfasciata. Retrieved 15 March 2014. 
  3. Viehmeyer, H (1924). Formiciden der australischen Faunenregion. pp. 221. 
  4. Clark, John (1951). The Formicidae of Australia (Volume 1). Melbourne: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia. pp. 37–38. http://www.antwiki.org/wiki/images/e/e5/Clark_1951.pdf. 

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